GP Partner

Job summary

The partnership is responsible for Montpelier Health Centre, a PMS Practice, in inner city Bristol which has a diverse population of just over 20500 patients. The CQC rating is Good.

We work out of two buildings on the same site, one of which we own which is modern and well maintained, with Montpelier Health Centre being leased from NHSPS.

The practice works collaboratively within their Primary Care Network, Bristol and Inner City PCN (BIC).

We can offer you an invigorating and supportive working environment with excellent opportunities for career development. You will be working alongside compassionate colleagues, who strive for a good work-life balance while achieving high-quality patient care.

Main duties of the job

The main clinical duties are to:

Be available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home and in nursing homes, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence as required.

Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation

Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or other providers as appropriate

Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well as wider guidance such as that from NICE

Ensure appropriate follow-up of patients

Record clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standards

Collect data for audit purposes

Prescribe in accordance with the Practice Prescribing Formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (as defined by British National Formulary guidance)

Work with and support other members of the primary health care team in delivering high-quality primary care

Play a lead role in the practice based on strengths and interests.

About us

Montpelier is diverse

Montpelier is inclusive

Montpelier is collaborative

Montpelier is compassionate

Montpelier Health Centre is seeking a new full equity partner to join and help lead our diverse team. We are based in Montpelier, central Bristol, a diverse and eclectic area and serve approximately 20500 patients. We are committed to the partnership model and have a particular focus on innovation, training, technology, skill mixing and investing in staff and premises.

You could be an established partner, salaried GP, locum or recently completed training we will wait for the right person. You will need to be flexible, a problem solver, creative, a team leader, organised, and interested in change management but above all have a vision and be committed to building a career in General Practice.

Our core principles are rooted in diversity, compassion, inclusivity, and collaboration. We welcome candidates who share these values and wish to help us continue to develop and lead our practice into a sustainable future.

General practice does face challenges, but we believe there are always solutions, and we invite candidates to visit us to find out what we are all about.